Mount for vehicle curtain windowpanes



Apr. 24, 1923. 1,452,612

J. M. M CLOUD I MOUNT FOR VEHICLE CURTAIN WINDOWPANES FiledJune 2, 1921 anuwtoz failwlLllf? lau,

Patented Apr. 24', 1923.

- Jonnivi. MQCLOUD, or BROOKLYN, new YORK.

ivioUNT non var-irons cua'rein winioowrannsj Application medium 2, 199.1...Sria1 No. 474,333.

Y '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOH ,M. McCLoUi),

a citizen of the United States, and a resi ments in Mounts for Vehicle Curtain l vindowpanes, of which the following is a speci-' fication.

My improvements relate to novel means I and method of mounting of elastic resilient panes of transparent material in the win- 'dow spaces of vehicle curtains; and while applicable to vehicle curtains-generally.- are especially designed for use in conjunctionwith the flexible curtains usedjon automobiles, where window pane replacement is frequently desirable. or necessary.

The main object of my invention .istheprovision of a simple but effective encasement frame upon the curtain for thereceptionand support of the edges of a plate of transparent elastic resilient material in such manner that detachment and replacement thereof may be expeditiously accomplished with ease and facility of manipulation, and without the necessity for the employinent of skilled labor,1or gresortlto a repair shop.' thereby. obviating delay and expense otherwise and heretofore incidental to the substitution of a new for an old or broken/window pane of the character designated.

To this end my invention consists in the specific combination,construction, and arrangement of parts and devices described and claimed, distinctive features being the ---provision of a' tubular casing for the edge of the transparent elastic resilient pane, said casing being formed with an insert slot, and the use, in conjunction therewith, of a gasket for retaining the edge of the transparent pane therein, said gasket being held in position by the tubular form of the casinn, all as hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1. is an elevation of a portion of one side of a vehicle curtain provided with my improved window structure. of approximately, square configuration;

Fig. 2,; is a similar view, showing such a window of oval configuration;

Fig. 3, is an enlargedcross sectional Fig. 4, is a similar view showing the" vided with a lining; I, J v

Fig. 5, is a sectional detail illustrating a modification in the character of gasket used adaptation of my device to a curtainjpro The window pane 3?, may consist Oran};

transparent or translucent medium such as celluloidor analogous material adapted to the purpose of observation therethrough, or the admission of light,.according to circum stances and requirements of;.use.- My in} vention is designed particularlyv for use in conjunction with the panes of flexible transparent material atpresent in vogue, such as I a relativel thin sheet of celluloid having. sufficient e asticity and resilience to adapt it to yield to a certain extent'under pressure while tending constantly .to assume its normal fiat shape. I l

Qrepre'sents a portion-of a flexiblecurtain, formed of leather, rubberized orenamelled cloth, canvas, or, in. fact, any appr'o' pri ate pliable material. 1 A- suitable window openingis formed in thecurtai'n sufficient marginal edge-c, being allowed to admit of overlap and insertion in my tubular casement or frame F; and by the term tubular as used herein with relation to said encasement frame F, I mean to designate any hollow .tubulate structure adapted to function as a receptacle for the edge of the pane p, and of a'retaining gasket 9.,for I holding the said edge of the panefirmly in cheaply, constructed of metallic'or othertubing. having the insert slot 7, formedin one side thereof, said slot being of sufficient width to admit of asuitable gasket 7. which may consist of a rubber tube-asindicated in Figs. '3 and 4:, of the drawings,- or ofany suitable plastic material (as indicated in 55) inserted into the frameafter the introduction of the edge of the pane py Aluminum tubing, or hardv rubber tubing,

may be used to advantage in the formation of my tubular encasement frame where lightness of weight is is desideratum; or

the frame may be constructed of sheet metalbent over into tubular form with the insert slot between the edges; as, in fact, I

do not limit myself to any specific construction of tubular frame 1?, provided it is formed with the longitudinal insert slot 7, on its inner side. i

The marginal edge 0, of the curtain C, is folded, inserted, and cemented to one innerside ,of the frame F, so as to afford a permanent connection between the parts; and when the curtain is lined, the edge Z,

the lining Z, is in like manner folded, in-

serted in, and attached to, the other inner side Of the tubular frame, as shown in Fig 4.

By my construction and arrangement of parts the replacement of the elastic resilient pane 29, may be readily efiected without even the necessity of removing the curtain from its support; and without the need of skillecl labor.-thus obviating the resort to repair shop for the purpose, and the delay and expense that would be thereby involved.

Furthermore, by my method of mounting the pane p, all'the component parts of the jointare enclosed and hidden from obserfor, comprising a tubularencasement frame formed with an insert slot on the inner side thereoi and attached to an inturned marginal edge of said curtain, an elastic resilient window pane the edge of which is positioned in said encasement frame, and a gasket inserted in said frame and bearing against the edge of the pane, for the purpose described.

2. In combination with a curtain of the character designated, a window mount thereior, comprising a tubular encasement frame formed with an insert slot on the inner side thereof and attached to an inturned marginal edge 0t said curtain, an elastic resilientwindow pane the edge of which is positioned in said encasement frame, and a rubber gasket inserted in said frame and bearing; against the edge of the said pane, for the purpose described.

3. in combination with a curtain of the character designated, a window mount therefor, comprising a tubular encasement frame formed with an insert slot on. the inner side thereof and attached to an inturned marginal edge of said curtain, and also attached to an inturned marginaledge of the lining of saidcurtain, an elastic resilient window pane the edge of which is positioned in said encasement frame, and a gasket inserted in said frame and bearing against the edge of the pane, .tor the purpose described.

JOHN M. McoLoUDf Witnesses Gno. WM. MIATT, DOROTHY MIATT. 

